Donna's Famous Cheesecake

63 Reviews

“Vanilla cheesecake with a graham cracker crust. Best served after overnight refrigeration.” - by Donna Triolo

Ingredients

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
4 eggs
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

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Original recipe yields 1 - 10 inch cheesecake

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a mixing bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs and the butter or margarine with your hands. Flatten out crust on the bottom of the springform pan.
In a large bowl, beat softened cream cheese until smooth. Beat in sweetened condensed milk and mix until combined well. Add the eggs, sour cream and vanilla, and continue to beat. Mix until very smooth, and pour mixture into the springform pan. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs over the top of the batter.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Let stand and cool. Refrigerate to chill.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (24 total)

Calories
220 cal
11%

Fat
15.4 g
24%

Carbs
15.5 g
5%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (63)

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dwcooks

Dec. 21, 2003

"Loved this recipe-took it to my parent's for my Dad's birthday-everyone loved it! To the crust I added more butter and also 1/4C of sugar. Thanks a bunch!..." See more"

MzKitty

Mar. 26, 2005

"Delicious cheesecake. Not too hard to make either! Though I did find that I needed more than 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter for the crust. I baked mine with a panful of water in the oven and it didn't ge..." See moret cracks in the top. Also, I let it sit in the oven to cool for 1 hr then refrigerated it overnight. It came out great."

schnucky

Dec. 23, 2003

"Making cheesecakes are something I do well and enjoy making them... I came across this recipe and I had a lot of compliments. This will be something I will make again and tell others... Thank you,..." See more Monika from Hawaii"

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